ZELDA RUBINSTEIN
Zelda Rubinstein
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: May 28, 1933
Deathday: January 27, 2010
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Zelda Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing 'Ginny', she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy Award winning television series Picket Fences for several seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer 'Christina' and was the voice ofSkittles candies in their long-running 'Taste the Rainbow' ad campaign. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Filmography
Starring
2007·
Southland TalesDr. Katarina Kuntzler
Mrs. Collinwood
2005·
CagesLiz
2004·
The Wild CardMrs. Stanfield
Psychiatrist (voice)
2002·
WishcraftMedical Examiner
1999·
Where Are They Now?Self
Micha
Christina
1996·
The PretenderPawn Shop Lady
1996·
Hey Arnold!1996·
Lover's KnotWoman in Clinic
1996·
Little WitchesMother Clodah
1995·
Caroline in the CityPhyllis
1995·
TimemasterBetting Clerk
Old Hermit
1993·
Acting on ImpulseNosy Lady
1992·
Picket FencesGinny Weedon
1992·
Martin1992·
Stormy WeathersRosamund
Butterfingers O'Malley
1991·
Guilty As ChargedEdna
1990·
Shades of L.A.1989·
Tales from the CryptNora
1989·
Teen WitchMadame Serina
1988·
Poltergeist IIITangina Barrons
Old Woman
1987·
AnguishAlice Pressman, the Mother
Ralph's Mother (voice)
Tangina Barrons
1984·
Sixteen CandlesOrganist
1983·
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
1983·
Jennifer Slept Here1982·
Faerie Tale TheatreThe Old Woman
1982·
Matt Houston1982·
FrancesMental Patient
1982·
PoltergeistTangina Barrons
1981·
Under the RainbowIris
1980·
The FrankenstonesAtrocia Frankenston (voice)
Atrocia Frankenstone
1979·
Americathon